Please add tailscale upgrade instructions

[Strider3000]

Love this guide. I've used it on three units without a hitch. Please add instructions for updating the tailscale service to the latest version (as updated become available).

[jamesog]

That's a good call.

I need to check if the Debian repo they host has ARM packages, which will make it easier than the binary download we do now. From the download page it does say they have packages for ARM 32-bit and 64-bit so hopefully that'll work.

[jamesog]

I've just tested using the Debian repo and it works great on my ERL. I'll try on the ER4 later, but I think that should work fine. This means upgrading should be a simple sudo apt-get upgrade.

I'll try and figure out the right modifications to the instructions but it's quite straightforward. Via #1 I'm also investigating tailscaled not properly reconnecting after reboot so I'll coordinate updating the instructions with both of these tickets.

[jamesog]

Very quick notes on setting up the Debian repo:

configure
set system package repository tailscale url https://pkgs.tailscale.com/stable/debian
set system package repository tailscale distribution stretch
set system package repository tailscale components main
commit
save; exit
sudo bash
curl -fsSL https://pkgs.tailscale.com/stable/debian/stretch.gpg | apt-key add -
exit
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install tailscale

[rburgst]

should the readme then be updated to use the debian distribution instead? Wondering whether I should change since I have set my ERX up using the instructions in README.

[jamesog]

I have a branch which has a rough cut of that method, if you'd like to try it out: https://github.com/jamesog/tailscale-edgeos/tree/package-repo

I haven't had a lot of free time to fully test it, hence it's not in the main branch yet.

[esolitos]

@jamesog Thanks for the great guide and scripts!

In the README present in the package-repo branch you refer to a script: /config/scripts/post-config.d/tailscale.sh However this script doesn't seem to be anywhere in your repo, what should this file contain?

[jamesog]

@esolitos this is generated by the firstboot script: https://github.com/jamesog/tailscale-edgeos/commit/edee1367d0b4b91d29460ca78ee0ab0e348f9bb5#diff-be787cd2908ede311fdeb2dbe14d2c12b7cc24224d5ccf95712d94d7c5b7e852

Thanks for testing the package-repo branch!

[esolitos]

Ah! I see, I did not notice you updated the firstboot script so following the guide I downloaded the "old" file from the main branch. :)

Downloaded now the new one and all works out. 👍🏼 Already setup 2 edgerouter x with your giude, all seems to be ok.

But worry not: I will come here and scream very loudly if everything breaks at the first upgrade, considering the 2 routers are 3000km apart. 😆

[jamesog]

It's been a long time (sorry about that!) but I've finally sorted out a proper process for using the package repo as of cb7f10c760e5f10187970a09312658cb28ec8726. There's a note on how to upgrade near the bottom.

I haven't written up a migration guide for moving from the old manual method but hopefully people can figure it out. The new process is mostly automated 🎉 .

[esolitos]

Thank you again, no worries about the delay, the final result seems really solid. :)